Sixth Intervision Song Contest

The sixth Intervision Song Contest was originally planned as a revival of the Intervision Song Contest to be organised in the Russian city of Sochi, which played host to the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2] Eligible countries that were permitted to compete in the contest would have been from the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and former Soviet Republics.[3]

Intervision Song Contest 2015
Dates
Grand finalPostponed indefinitely[1]
Host
VenueSochi, Russia[2]
Host broadcasterChannel One
Participants
Number of entries7
Debuting countries
Non-returning countries Latvia
Participation map
  •      Confirmed countries that have selected their song and/or performer     Confirmed countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 2015

Eleven countries participated in the fifth edition back in 2008.[4] Of those countries that took part, only five (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan) had confirmed returning to the revived contest; with China and Uzbekistan making their Intervision debut.[2]

The contest's revival was scheduled to take place in October 2014 due to Russian anger at the "moral decay of the West", particularly in response to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest winner Conchita Wurst. Moreover, the revival was seen as part of Vladimir Putin's "broader cultural diplomacy agenda".[5] However the contest was later postponed to 2015 due to political reasons,[6] before being postponed indefinitely.[7]

The contest's only confirmed contestant, Alexander Ivanov, represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with a song penned by Viktor Drobysh, failing to qualify for the final.[8]

Location
Further information on the host city: Sochi

Russian singer and producer Igor Matvienko, announced that the revival of the Intervision Song Contest would take place in October 2014 in the coastal city of Sochi, which played host to the 2014 Winter Olympics.[3][9] The contest was later postponed indefinitely for undisclosed reasons.[1]

Confirmed participants

The following countries had confirmed their participation in the contest, prior to the postponement announcement:[10]

Other countries
Further information: Intervision Song Contest § Participation

The contest was open to members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation and other Central Asian countries.[2][3][12] However, seven countries had confirmed their participation, before the contest was postponed indefinitely.

Whilst a decision from the following countries had not been decided:[3]

See also

References
  1. Granger, Anthony. "Intervision: Contest Moved To Autumn 2015". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. Granger, Anthony (23 May 2014). "Russia: Intervision To Return This October". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. Bartlett, Paul (23 May 2014). "Bearded Lady Spurs Russia to Revive Soviet-Era Song Contest". eurasianet.org. eurasianet. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. "Five Stars Intervision to open in Sochi". uzreport.uz. UzReport. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. Lee-Adams, Wiliam (25 July 2014). "Following Outrage Over Conchita, Russia Is Reviving Its Own Straight Eurovision". newsweek.com. Newsweek. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  6. Granger, Anthony (1 September 2014). "Intervision: 2014 Contest Is Cancelled". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  7. Lee-Adams, William (1 September 2014). "Producers postpone Intervision Song Contest". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  8. "Belarus". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. Kozlov, Vladimir (26 May 2014). "Russia launches Song Contest as Eurovision alternatives". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  10. Ko, Anthony (23 May 2014). "Russia: Intervision Song Contest to return this October". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  11. Granger, Anthony (15 June 2014). "Russia: Alexander Ivanov Wins "Five Stars"". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  12. Olga, Elenskiy. Россия нашла замену "Евровидению" [Russia found a replacement "Eurovision"] (in Russian). dni.ru. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  13. Granger, Anthony (27 February 2015). "Latvia withdraws from the Intervision Song Contest". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  14. Granger, Anthony. "Moldova: "Interested" In Intervision 2015". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

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